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Harvard's decision to ditch fossil fuel investments reflects changing financial realities and its climate change stance

  • Written by Susan Gary, Professor Emerita of Law, University of Oregon
Harvard's decision to ditch fossil fuel investments reflects changing financial realities and its climate change stanceStudents had demanded for years that Harvard University divest from fossil fuels.Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Harvard University will keep phasing out all investments tied to oil, gas and coal, it announced on Sept. 9, 2021. When Larry Bacow, the school’s president, announced this plan, he cast it as a response to climate...

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